Local Rule LBR 9019-5: Pro Bono Mediations
Bankr. W.D. Mich. — General rule
LBR 9019-5: Pro Bono Mediations
(a) Pro bono mediations include those matters in which the mediator determines one or both parties are unable to pay their share of the mediator's posted fee.
(b) Any party who is unable to pay their share of the mediator's posted fee must complete a form requesting pro bono services available from the Clerk of the Court or the ADR Administrator. See Exhibit 13.
(c) If one or more parties are unable to pay their share of the mediator's fee, the other party or parties may still pay their share of the mediator's fee, but will not be required to pay any portion of the non-paying party's share of the fee.
(d) The mediator may agree to a reduced fee for one or more parties so long as it does not render him or her unable to serve due to lack of neutrality.